Research and Teaching Interests:Family law, domestic relations, juvenile law and general practice issues.

Karen McGuffee is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Legal Assistant Studies
program at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where she primarily teaches
Legal Research and Writing, Contract Law, Family Law, Evidence Law and Legal Ethics.
While at UTC, Professor McGuffee has been named a UC Foundation Professor, a Student
Government Association Outstanding Professor (2001-2002), and received awards for
Outstanding Service in the College of Arts and Sciences (2012), Excellence in Teaching
for the College of Arts and Sciences (2007), Outstanding Advising for the College
of Health and Human Services (2000, 2002), and Outstanding Advising for the University
(2002).

Prior to teaching, Ms. McGuffee worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Chattanooga
from 1992-1995. She was in private practice before joining the District Attorney’s
Office.

Ms. McGuffee received a B.S. degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Tennessee
at Chattanooga in 1987 and her J.D. degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville
in 1990.